Vermont Watchdog Report

Republican lawmakers back in session in Vermont say they want to save school choice, and are calling on the state’s majority party to help them do it.
School choice is headed for extinction in Vermont.

Guest Viewpoint

I was invited to tour the site of a proposed industrial wind turbine complex in Ira, Vermont. My tour guide was a commercial pilot. He explained his concerns about the project’s impact on Southern Vermont Regional Airport in Rutland County.

At a Dec. 8 meeting, the Middlebury Select Board began its review of FY17 budget requests with presentations of the Administration portion of the General Fund Budget by Town Manager Kathleen Ramsay, the library budget by Library Director Kevin Unrath and the Parks & Recreation Department budget by Director Terri Arnold.

Vermont GOP establishment wasn't in Trump's loop

A planned visit by GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump to Burlington on Jan. 7 has sparked enthusiast cheers from state supporters along with howls of derision from many liberals, and Bernie Sanders supporters, in the state.

The way you receive your energy tomorrow is going to be far different than today, with a greater focus on generating and using energy closer to where it is needed—at least that's what some experts believe; others are skeptical.

It’s the end of 2015. I’ve been tidying up my files; after rummaging around in some of the old “Eagle” letters to the editor from times gone by, my attention was captured by several pointed screeds warning us of the looming crisis of peak oil.

Vermont Watchdog Report

On the campaign trail in nearby New Hampshire, Democrat presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders bangs the drum for a carbon tax and single-payer health care — despite the failure of both in his home state of Vermont.

In a letter today business owners, nonprofit organizations, faith leaders, farmers, academics, and community representatives across Vermont asked Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) to pull his support for additional construction of the Addison Natural Gas Project, and urge the Public Service Board to stop construction at the 11-mile mark.